Plasticity

Powerful CAD solid and surface modeling with perpetual licences, no subscription

About Plasticity

Plasticity is a CAD application for artists and industrial designers built on the Parasolid kernel, offering direct editing without a history tree, extremely robust fillets and booleans, and xNURBS G2-continuous surface blending, with a Blender bridge. After a 30-day free trial it is sold as perpetual Indie ($175) and Studio ($299) licences with 12 months of updates included.

Plasticity website preview

Live preview of plasticity.xyz via the WordPress mShots service — it can take a few seconds to generate on a first visit.

Plasticity: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Paid product with a commercial model behind it — support and continued development are funded by paying customers.
Covers cad, 3d modeling, nurbs, industrial design — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

No free tier is listed in this directory — budget for a paid plan, and use any trial the official site offers before buying.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 626 tools in the Design & Creative category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

Plasticity pricing

Pricing model	Paid — this directory does not list a free tier for it.
Free access	No free tier listed
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	plasticity.xyz

Plasticity key facts

Category: Design & Creative
Pricing: Paid — this directory does not list a free tier for it.
Focus areas: cad, 3d modeling, nurbs, industrial design
Official site: plasticity.xyz

Plasticity FAQ

How much does Plasticity cost?

Paid — this directory does not list a free tier for it. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (plasticity.xyz).

What is Plasticity used for?

Powerful CAD solid and surface modeling with perpetual licences, no subscription Its focus areas in the Design & Creative category: cad, 3d modeling, nurbs, industrial design.

Where can I try Plasticity?

On its official site, plasticity.xyz — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

Plasticity vs alternatives

	Plasticity	FreeCAD	3D Slash	Alibre Design
Pricing	Paid — this directory does not list a free tier for it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.	Paid — this directory does not list a free tier for it.
Focus areas	cad, 3d modeling, nurbs, industrial design	cad, 3d modeling, parametric, open source	3d modeling, voxel, beginners, browser	cad, parametric, mechanical, perpetual
Official site	plasticity.xyz	freecad.org	3dslash.net	alibre.com
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Design & Creative category

Design tools for interfaces, graphics, websites, and creative work. The Design & Creative category on Tools Hub currently lists 626 tools. Alongside Plasticity, it includes FontStruct, GraphicsGale, Piskel, Pyxel Edit.

PaidDesign & Creativecad3d-modelingnurbsindustrial-design

Alternatives to Plasticity

Tools in the same Design & Creative category that share focus areas with Plasticity — worth comparing before you commit:

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Alibre Design

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More in Design & Creative

Comparing tools in the Design & Creative category? These related listings are worth a look: FontStruct — Free font-building tool that creates TrueType fonts from geometric shapes; GraphicsGale — Freeware animation graphics editor for sprites and pixel art on Windows; Piskel — Free online editor for animated sprites and pixel art.